Forty legendary and obscure country
music pioneers painted by R. Crumb with
biographies on the reverse by music historian Richard
Nevins. (These are similar to Crumb's Heroes of
the Blues and Early Jazz Greats boxed sets.)Featured
are such well known acts as Jimmie Rodgers and
The Carter Family (A.P., Maybelle and Sara),
along with long neglected groups whose sprightly
names alone evoke foot stomping and tub thumping: Gid
Tanner & the Skillet Lickers,The Happy
Hayseeds, Ernest Stoneman & his Blue
Ridge Corn Shuckers, and Al Hopkins and his
Buckle Busters.

All the colorful groups are lovingly
drawn by the inimitable underground cartoonist and are
printed on a heavy stock and packaged in a nifty
full-color box, also designed by Crumb. These are back
in print for the first time in over twenty years. ISBN
# 0-9710080-5-1

Audience: General/all ages; Appeals to three
distinct audiences: Card collectors, Crumb fans and
Country Music buffs.

Forty legendary and obscure country
music pioneers painted by R. Crumb with
biographies on the reverse by music historian Richard
Nevins. (These are similar to Crumb's Heroes of
the Blues and Early Jazz Greats boxed sets.)Featured
are such well known acts as Jimmie Rodgers and
The Carter Family (A.P., Maybelle and Sara),
along with long neglected groups whose sprightly
names alone evoke foot stomping and tub thumping: Gid
Tanner & the Skillet Lickers,The Happy
Hayseeds, Ernest Stoneman & his Blue
Ridge Corn Shuckers, and Al Hopkins and his
Buckle Busters.

All the colorful groups are lovingly
drawn by the inimitable underground cartoonist and are
printed on a heavy stock and packaged in a nifty
full-color box, also designed by Crumb. These are back
in print for the first time in over twenty years. ISBN
# 0-9710080-5-1

Audience: General/all ages; Appeals to three
distinct audiences: Card collectors, Crumb fans and
Country Music buffs.